Miles maintained by River Valley-area snowmobile clubs

100+ – Rumford Polar Bears (150 members)

90 – Roxbury Slippery Sliders (50 members, 25 in-town)

40 – Mexico Trailblazers (75 members)

40 – Peru (75 members)

40 – Poodunck Snowmobile Club of Dixfield (130 members)

Maine Snowmobile Association membership figures

1996-97 13,811

1997-98 14,993

1998-99 15,006

1999-00 14,643

2000-01 15,705

2001-02 15,820

2002-03 16,206

2003-04 15,718

2004-05 15,287

2005-06 13,404 *

Membership year runs Oct. 1 – Sept. 30.

Quick facts

$27 billion+ – Estimated economic impact of snowmobiling nationwide in 2005, with the majority of money generated by tourism-related activities.

$4 billion – Estimated amount in taxes that snowmobilers will pay in the 2005-06 winter season.

$1.2 billion – Result of new snowmobile sales.

$1 billion – Amount in parts, garments and accessories sold in the marketplace in 2005, a 15 percent increase from the previous year.

3 million – Number of people estimated to participate in snowmobiling annually in North America.

2.6 million – Estimated number of 2006 snowmobile registrations or permits to be sold in North America.

$120 million+ – Amount estimated to be generated by the estimated 2.6 million registrations, most of which is to immediately go back into development, improvement, and maintenance of trail systems.

$1,817,090 – Record amount of Maine snowmobile registration fees contributed to the Snowmobile Trail Fund.

155,000 – Number of full-time jobs created nationally and regionally by the snowmobile industry.

230,000+ – Miles of groomed and marked snowmobile trails in North America.

13,000 – Miles of Interconnecting Trail System (ITS) in Maine

About 3,000 – Number of snowmobile clubs in North America, including 25 state associations (US) and 13 provincial and territorial organizations (Canada).

100,401 – 2004-05 season record of snowmobile registrations in Maine, the first time crossing the 100,000 mark, a 14-percent increase over 2003-04.

22,955 – 2004-05 season record of non-resident registrations in Maine, a 21-percent increase over the previous year.

990 – Miles per year that an average snowmobiler rides.

41 – Age of average snowmobiler, with an annual household income of $70,000

75 – Percent of snowmobile owners who are married and have children living at home with them.

Sources: International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association and Snowmobile Maine